it's over...

and I'm not sad like I usually am. This year it just didn't really feel like Christmas. I picked up my dad Wednesday night and we headed to Alamo. It was snowing and raining on us the entire way there. We didn't get there until 8:30 or so and when we got there I still had so much stuff to do. I had to eat dinner (the most important thing on my list since my mom made enchiladas) and then I had to put all of the gifts I bought into gift bags. I know...it seems like I was a slacker, but there was no room to put my gifts at Sam's house so I had to keep them all in my car so I didn't have a choice but to wrap them when I got to Alamo. Ugh...I had to drive all the way to Alamo with the creepy ventriloquist doll that Tyson wanted in the car with me. It freaks me out so bad, but he loved it so I guess it was worth it. Seriously I was sitting in my car waiting for my dad to get there and it was completely dark and I started to freak out and had to turn on the light inside the car to make sure the doll wasn't coming to get me lol. Christmas was good (it always is). Everyone was there and everyone loved all of their gifts so that was nice. I ended up staying in Alamo until Saturday night because my friend Kami got married and her reception was in Alamo on Saturday and I didn't want to miss it. Congrats Kami and Dennis...they looked like the happiest couple in the world and I am so happy for them! I just went to the reception long enough to go through the line and then I was headed back to Vegas. I ended up reading the first 3 books in the Twilight series again over the weekend because I love them so much lol. Well I guess that's about all I've got to say.

I can't believe...

it's almost Christmas...that is so weird. The time has been going by so fast I don't even know how I got here. lol First an update on my dad. He went to the oncologist and they told him there is a nation-wide shortage of the liquid chemo that the put in the port that he has so he can't have that kind because they need it for people with higher stages of cancer. They told him he will have to take the chemo pills (he has to take 8 of them a day) and he just got them on Friday so I guess he started them over the weekend. He has to go 2 weeks on 1 week off and then repeat for as long as it takes for the cancer to be gone. During that time he has to go back to oncologist so they can do some blood tests and find out how he's responding to the chemo. He also had to have the port they put in taken out so Friday I took him to the doctor to have it removed. They were supposed to put him to sleep to take it out, but instead they just gave him a muscle relaxer and numbed his chest. He said it was very uncomfortable, but he is feeling better now. Hopefully the chemo won't be too rough on him. So weekend before last I was forced to attent the gun show with Samantha and my dad. It was the most boring 4 hours of my life I think. I was under the impression that we were going to get in there, find the gun Sam wanted to get for Kody, and get out, but that's not how it happened. My dad was excited to be out of the house and he likes guns so we had to see everything there was to see...boring! That weekend I also went to Disneyland with Jaidyn and Jessica. We left really early on Sunday morning and drove straight to Disneyland. We left at 5 and we made it there before 9. We spent the whole day at Disneyland and we had a good time. After that we went to the hotel and rested for a little while and then we went to dinner at Red Robin. After dinner we just went back to the hotel and hung out until bedtime. Jaidyn wanted to sleep in a bed with me but I was like "heck no!". I know that sounds mean, but that girl sleeps just like her mom did when we were kids...there are limbs flying and it's somewhat dangerous. lol Not to mention I let her lay in my bed with me and she dutchovened me! (you know where you fart and pull the covers over the other person's head...yeah, well she didn't pull the covers over my head, but she did flip them up in the air so her nasty fart came right up in my face!)lol We decided to come home Monday even though we were scheduled to come home Tuesday. The weather was bad so we figured we wouldn't have anything to do in Cali anyways. We ended up stuck in Fontanna for a while, but we eventually made it home. I had taken Tuesday off of work so I stayed home and relaxed instead of going to work. I went to the mall with Jess and her family and we had a good time. I ended up buying myself some christmas presents lol. After that things were kind of a blur because I was so busy. Since I had to leave early on Friday to take my dad to the doc. I took some work home with me and did that yesterday. Other than that I spent the entire weekend on the couch trying to recover from a cold I had developed. I think it worked because I feel better today. I will be heading to Alamo Wednesday night for Christmas. I have to wait for my dad to get off of work and then we will ride up together. I am so excited for Christmas I can hardly wait! I love it so much. It is Colin's first Christmas and everyone will be there so it's sure to be a good time. Well I guess I should get back to work.

well...

the TMA Holiday Party is over and I made it out alive! lol I've been working on this party since Jan and it turned out well. On Friday night Sam and I went to Target to get more gifts for the party and then we had to go home and do a bunch of stuff to get the gifts ready for the party so we didn't get to bed until almost 11...which is pretty late for us. On Saturday we woke up early and we went to Target again...we had to get some more stuff. Then we went to get our nails done before the party. After that we got some lunch and packed our stuff to go to the hotel. We had to stop off at TMA before we went to the hotel to get some things that we needed for the party and then we headed for the hotel. When we got there Sam was able to check in right away, but I had to wait an hour for a room so I had to go to Sam's room to hang out and help her with some stuff. By the time I got a room it was almost 5 and the party started at 6 so I had to haul a and get ready (and I still had to shower!). I was ready in less than 45 minutes including my shower. Then we had to carry a bunch of stuff down to the banquet room (which was tricky in my big old shoes). lol Once there we had to work out a few snags and then we were able to party. I had planned to drink a lot, but I guess since it had been almost a year since I drank last I was unable to drink much (which is a good thing). We had dinner and then we passed out the bonuses and gifts (I got a new ipod) and then we moved on to drinking and dancing (well only the little kids danced lol). After the party ended at 10 we decided we weren't ready to end the night so we found out about a party in someones room (an employee of TMA) so I went back to my room to change my shoes (flip flops are my best friend!) and a bunch of people ended up in my room. One of them was smoking in there, but I was too scared to tell her not to because she seems mean. lol The guy in the room next to mine was really pissed at us and came out into the hall in his striped pj's to glare at us. lol After that we headed to the party and we just hung out and did random stupid things. Finally around 1 a.m. or so I decided Sam needed to go to bed because she was very inebriated so I made her go to bed and I did the same. I woke up at about 7 and I felt fine, but when Sam called me at like 8:30 0r so she said she was dying lol. I decided to spend $30 to have breakfast brought up to my room (can you believe that...$30 for some eggs and bacon!) and then I bought a movie off of pay per view to pass the time until checkout. I ordered the movie The Women which looked cute in the previews, but was somewhat disappointing. :( Finally I got up and took a shower and then went to Sam's room to get them (I had to take them home because they didn't have a car at the hotel). Sam was laying face down on the bed and looking very sad. lol She got up and got dressed and we headed for home. After we got home I did a whole lot of nothing. I have my art final tonight and I'm a little worried about it. I guess there is nothing I can do about it now, but I hate tests so bad. I will be so happy to be done with school for a little while. I am getting so excited for Christmas...I only have 1 present left to buy. I am also excited for my trip to Disneyland with Jess and Jaidyn next week. I know we will have such a good time as long as Jaidyn doesn't "fight" with me lol. My dad is doing much better. He got his stitches out last week and since then he's been feeling pretty good. He isn't in too much pain so that's good. He has an appointment with the cancer doctor so I'm hoping they'll schedule his chemo so we can get that over with...I know it's going to be hard and I'm not looking forward to it. It's such a weird thing to see someone who has always been strong laying in a bed all helpless. Well I guess I have said all there is to say.

I can't wait...

for the weekend to get here. Our company christmas party is on Saturday at Green Valley Ranch and I'm really excited. I always have a good time at our Christmas parties because it's the like one night a year I drink and I have a nice hotel room to stay in and we usually get a gift at the party so it's always fun. I got the cutest dress to wear and now I just need some earrings..and maybe a bracelet. lol I really want Jessica to come to the party with me, but she can't decide if she wants to go. Everyone at work keeps asking me if she's coming with me. The rest of my weekend was pretty uneventful. I sat around most of the day on Saturday except for when Jess and her kids came over for lunch. I was really happy to see the kids...they are so cute. Yesterday Sam cleaned out her other spare room (which she uses as an office) so that she could put a bed in there for me so I won't have to sleep on the couch anymore. Her neighbor offered to let us use a spare bed they had so I got a good night's sleep last night (finally). I bought my mom and grandma's christmas presents today and I really hope they like them. I ordered them from Things Remembered. I now just have to buy my dad, Tyson, and Ryan presents. I know what I'm getting the boys, but I have no idea what to get my dad. He's such a hard person to shop for. I am so happy that I'm almost done with school for the semester...I need a break. I finished and posted this blog a while ago, but I decided I needed to add this to my blog. I just got the grade for my final paper in art and I got the second highest grade in the class (the teacher told me). I am really excited because I thought I had done a bad job so I am way less stressed right now. I just have to get through my actual final and I'm good to go. I guess I should spend next Sunday studying (even though I'll probably be hung over). So anyways...I just thought I would share my good news. :)